Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-21
NEWS SUMMARY.

George james Webb, the well known
musician, is dead.
Secretary Fairchild has resumed active
control Of the treasury.
Mrs. Otto Go dschmidt denny Lind) the
famous singer, is dying in London.
Ex-confederates Of South Carolina ara
moving for pensions from the state.
Sir Charles Upper has been appointed
10 represent Canada on the fisheries com
mission.
Miss Fannie Hayes, the daughter OF ex-
president Hayes has gone to the Bermudas
for the winter.
Senator SENEGAL, tho greatest fnancier
and railroad man in Canada, died in
Montreal n few days ago.
The cotton crop of the United States for
lss7-s will amount to $4,000 bales, az
against G,50,, 600 bales for 1867.
The Rev. Thomas X. Beecher has &C
cepted the greenback nomination for sec
rotary OF the state of New York.
Robert Garrett is out Of pocket about
/ 100000 by the sale of the b. Il .. tele-
graph lines TO the Western Union.
Gov. Hughes of Arkansas is asked 20
protect colored citizens Of Lawrence coun
" from gang Of worthless toughs.
Mrs. Craik DDinah Mulock Craikl. author
OF John Halifax Gentleman died N
London on the l4th inst, aged 81 years
Christian SchecN OF Akron, o., accident
II shot his wife through the heart and
TOUR children are rendered. motherless.
collision occurred on the Missouri
Pacific road near independence, Mo, the
the other day, ana laly pass niger wa
killed
The emigration commission at New
ORR propose to institute u radical change
in the methods of conducting affairs at
ia tie Garden.
from the annual report OF Land Com
missioner Sparks it is learned that since
March 1, ISIS, 81. III, 4sl acres of land have
been restored to the public domain.
1t is rumored that j. Rauiolph Tucker
Of Virginia has been engaged TO assist
Gen. Pryor in his defense OF the anarchists
before the United states supreme court.
Miss Molle Garfield and ). Stanley
Brown who was President arhe,d's pri
vate secretary, were to be married oct.
70, but the affair has been postponed until
alter in the season.
The knight, OF labor emphatically de-
nounco the purchase by the Western
Mon Of the Baltimore * Ohio lines OF
telegraph, and advocate government con
troll of the telegraph.
Judge Thomas Manning died in New
FORK on the .th inst, of impaction Of tho
ntestincs. His successor vii. probably he
Thomas Is. Connery, now ~ecretarY of the
egati0n IN the City OF Mexico.
The Sprague mill at Baltic, Conn. five
stories high and 30 years Old, burned tho
other day with a loss OF SL5l0oCO throw
ny 90 hands out OF worl, ana destroying
tie cas- works Ell dining. The mill was in
.urel for s23,,OOI.
Stephen ". Raw,or, Chicago bank
president was shot and morta!ly wounded
by William Lee, mis- step son. as he was
leaving church. Bawson had commenced
divorce proceedings against his wife
young Lees mot.ely charging her with
adultery. Lee claims that he shot the old
man 70 avenge his mother.
IL is said that q case will shortly DO pre-
sented TO the United states supreme court
and an effort made 10 advance it on the
docket with view of an early decision,
Of the right Of the president to sign bill
after the al ournment of congress- This
question was raised IN regard TO the river
and harbor bill of last session, which it
VIII e remembered was perfected by the
president.
one OF the most disastrous storms ever
known on the southern cost of Mexico oc-
CURED on the 9TH and sth. The city of
Cuelito, u town Of more than 5000 people.
was totally destroyed and many lives lost
kilograms give accounts of most affecting
scenes, many women, children and men
foundering in the stormy current and
crying for help, which was not at hand.
No particulars are obtained as the wires
are down.
That was lively session OF the general
assembly of the knights of labor when a
resolution was introduced expressing
sympathy for the condemned anarchists
and urging communication of the sentence
passed upon them Powderly vacated the
chair tor few moments and delivered
one OF the most effective speeches of his
life. lie said that no true knight could b.
an anarchist, and loaded that the pur
posc of the order should not be perverted
by the adoption of any such resolutions
His decision was sustained by a vote OF
IS! TO o..
The Rocking chair ranch company, of
Texas of which the earl of Aberdeen is at
the head, is evicting settlers from their
property In the Pan Handle. a largo
number of settlers located on the Elm
creek and Salt Fork of the Red river in
1873. Soon after the Rocking-chair ranch
company secured possession of 237 sections
of land and fenced it in, together with all
the sections of school lands. Conflicts be-
no .,
have since then been frequent. The case
causes much indignation and it is feared
that il these settlers are not protected in
their rights future inducements to immi-
grants in that state will be looked upon
with suspicion.